More than one million individuals and families affected by the imposition of localized lockdowns in Visayas and Mindanao are expected to receive “special” cash assistance from the government, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced on Monday, July 26. Department of...
Around 15 families were affected by a fire that razed a residential structure in Tondo, Manila on Friday (June 25) morning. (Photo courtesy of BFP/ MANILA BULLETIN) The fire started at 7:59 a.m. at 375 Maria Payo corner Asuncion Street in Tondo, Manila. According to authorities, the fire originated...
President Duterte has directed authorities to hasten the release of funds for the rehabilitation of the local hog industry affected by the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) According to the President, the release of the funds is part of the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the local government units (LGUs) have so far provided relief assistance amounting to more than P1.72 million to the families affected by Typhoon “Bising" in the country's four regions. The DSWD’s Disaster Response Operations...